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How civilian oversight is undermined by politicians and police. And how economic inequality has worsened the pandemic in Venezuela. Read more: Civilian oversight agencies are touted as ways that ordinary citizens can hold police accountable. But an investigation into these agencies by reporter Nicole Dungca shows that they often fail at doing so — in part because they are undermined by law enforce...

Facebook’s Oversight Board bars Donald Trump from rejoining the site –– at least for now. How far-right extremists are recruiting new members in chat rooms and on gaming platforms. And, a farewell to empty middle seats on Delta flights. Read more: Facebook’s 20-member Oversight Board has upheld the decision to ban Donald Trump from the social media platform. Silicon Valley correspondent Elizabeth...

The Justice Department is investigating police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville for misconduct. If they are in violation, what can the feds really do? And two new airlines hope to get Americans flying again. Read more: Justice Department probes will investigate police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville. Georgetown Law professor Christy Lopez has firsthand knowledge of what that kin...

India continues to set world records as it faces the worst surge in cases since the start of the pandemic. And, how two decades of war have reshaped Kabul. Read more: Coronavirus cases are surging across India, leading to mass cremations and a scramble for vaccines. Joanna Slater reports on the crisis. As U.S. troops formally withdraw from Afghanistan, Philip Kennicott and photographer Lorenzo Tug...

The key role children played in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and why it matters today.  Read more: Janice Wesley Kelsey was 16 when she faced White police officers in the Children’s Crusade of 1963 in Birmingham, Ala. The Black youths ages 7 to 17, marching peacefully in the name of civil rights, were met with billy clubs, German shepherds and fire hoses.  News crews flocked t...

Today, we’re re-airing this special episode of “Post Reports,” where we tell the story of George Floyd’s life, his upbringing and how racism hobbled his ambition. Plus, an update from Floyd’s family members after the trial of Derek Chauvin. Read more: Last fall, the Post Reports staff and a team of reporters at The Post worked on an exhaustive telling of George Floyd’s life, about this one man and...

What the CDC’s updated mask guidance means for you. And, what to expect at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  Read more: The CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors, except in crowded settings. Lena H. Sun reports on how these new guidelines may change the social norms of mask-wearing. The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo are on — for now. Correspondent Rick Maese reports on ho...

What President Biden did — and didn't do — in his first hundred days in office. And, the United States takes cautious steps toward rejoining the Iran nuclear deal. Read more: As President Biden nears 100 days in office, he can say he made good on his promise to speed up the country’s vaccination efforts. But White House reporter Cleve Wootson explains that other issues, such as immigration , haven...

What the initial results of the 2020 Census might mean for the political future of the country. And, how “canceled” went from a Black-culture punchline to a watchword of White grievance.   Read more: The first batch of 2020 Census results were released Monday. Tara Bahrampour explains the biggest changes, and what that will mean for the country’s politics.  The theme of this year’s...

How India is driving the surge in global coronavirus cases. Plus, how countries are reacting to the United States’ abundance of vaccine.  Read more: A devastating second wave of coronavirus is sweeping India. The country is setting daily records for case numbers, and, as Joanna Slater reports , the health-care system is buckling under the immense demand.  While the few countries with hig...

How a protest in a North Carolina farming town sparked a national movement for environmental justice. Read more: "I can't breathe" were George Floyd's dying words under a White police officer's knee. They eerily echo what Black, Latino, Native American and other non-White environmental-justice activists have said for decades about choking pollution in their communities . Darryl Fears and Brady Den...

The Biden nominee who wants to shake up Amazon. And a volcanic eruption meets a pandemic. Read more: Lina Khan’s nomination hearing signals a new era of tough antitrust enforcement for the tech industry. If confirmed, she would be the youngest-ever commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission.  Anthony Faiola reports on a volcanic eruption in St. Vincent that displaced thousands. Now, the isl...

Some Black Americans are reluctant to believe that Chauvin’s conviction will impact social justice on a larger scale. Biden’s backtrack on refugee admission caps. And, the legacy of Walter Mondale. Read more: Many police reform advocates throughout the country celebrated what they saw as a rare moment of accountability on Tuesday. But Arelis Hernández spoke with Black Americans who are nervous tha...

Derek Chauvin is convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd. And the promise to defund the police in Minneapolis, and what happened instead. Read more: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. Mark Berman reports.  What do communities do when police retre...

How Indiana gun laws failed to prevent a mass shooting last week. And conflicting views on Brexit spur violence in Northern Ireland. Read more: Police say existing gun laws should have prevented a mass shooting in Indiana last week. Instead, the shooter was able to legally purchase firearms . Paulina Firozi reports.  In Northern Ireland, Protestant unionists and Catholic nationalists have fac...

Protests continue in the Minneapolis area after the police killing of Daunte Wright. And the defense rests in the Derek Chauvin murder trial.  Read more: Tim Craig reports on how the suburbs of Minneapolis are dealing with fallout from the killing of Daunte Wright . On Thursday, after two days of witness and expert testimony , the defense rested its case in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin,...

The United States imposes sweeping new sanctions against Russia. And, how former Trump allies are faring in the private job market. Read more: On Thursday, the Biden administration imposed the first significant sanctions to target the Russian economy in several years . Shane Harris reports on the administration’s effort to punish the Kremlin for a cyberespionage campaign against the United States,...

A deadline to end the war in Afghanistan. Biden’s vision for the future of infrastructure. Plus, how Native communities are tackling vaccinations.  Read more: Biden announced that the United States will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021. Missy Ryan explains that the decision tells us a lot about the administration’s priorities. “Nobody is going to say that the situation i...

Correction: In a previous version of this episode, we misstated a Brooklyn Center Police Department policy about guns and tasers. According to the former police chief, tasers are kept on the non-dominant hip, and guns on the dominant hip. Why the CDC and FDA are recommending a pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Another police killing in Minnesota. And, remembering DMX. Read more: The Food...

How surveillance networks are helping federal authorities track down the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters. And, the legacy of Prince Philip. Read more: A Washington Post review of hundreds of pages of court records has revealed how federal law enforcement officials are using license plate scanners, facial-recognition software and other controversial surveillance technologies to hunt down Jan. 6 Capitol riot...

This week in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, officers and medical experts testified on the cause of George Floyd’s death. And why it’s so hard to prosecute police officers.  Read more: During the second week of the Derek Chauvin murder trial, prosecutors focused on two subjects: how the former officer’s tactics, denounced by fellow police officers on the stand , did not align with his trainin...

What’s at stake in the biggest union battle this country has seen in decades. The future of community colleges. And, facing the prospect of “vaccine passports.” Read more: Jay Greene reports on Amazon workers’ fight for a union in a warehouse in Alabama — and the drive’s potential to inspire other workers.  Normally during an economic downturn, higher-education reporters like Nick Anderson ex...

Understanding Georgia’s controversial new voting law. And, how to tell if it’s allergies … or covid.  Read more: Georgia just passed a new voting law. Amy Gardner reports on the background of the controversial law and what actually ended up in it.   As spring reaches full bloom, some allergy sufferers are wondering: Are their stuffy noses and itchy eyes actually symptoms of the coronavir...

Why some prominent economists and Republican lawmakers are worried the economy might recover too quickly. And, what it’s like to be a teenager while lawmakers debate your right to exist. Read more: The Federal Reserve has emerged as a White House ally in rejecting concerns about overdoing the stimulus . But Rachel Siegel reports that some economists and market analysts are raising alarm bells abou...

Experts warn that the United States may be entering a fourth surge of coronavirus cases. And, the things we take when we leave home.  Read more: Some scientists are warning that the United States is entering a “fourth wave” in the pandemic. Others are questioning that conclusion . Reis Thebault reports.  When Post community editor Yu Vongkiatkajorn left Chiang Mai at 18, she tried to bri...